the search for the ancient novel

Our Daily Lie

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tesser, Carmen, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Our Daily Lie is the story of a womanas search for her identity that involves politics, religious conflicts, and three powerful families who lived in southern Brazil during the s. The story points to a culture obsessed with outward appearance and propriety. In her search, the protagonist uncovers a family secret kept for more than fifty years. She also comes to understand what she calls the conspiracy of silence maintained by the entire community.

The First Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Twinn, Michael / Kubler, Annie, PUBLISHER: Child's Play International, A search for the origins of family focussing on the needs of the child. Essential truth in an anthropological setting.

The Other Wise Man

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Van Dyke, Henry / Barrett, Robert / Kennedy, Pamela, PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, The story of the fourth wise man and his search for the Christ child is elegantly presented with rich oil illustrations.

DIY The Search for Control and Self-Reliance in the 21st

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kevin Wehr, PUBLISHER: Routledge, NA

Where's Waldo?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Handford, Martin, PUBLISHER: Candlewick Press (MA), The amazing original that set off the worldwide search for Waldo Perfect for the youngest Waldo searcher, this special edition contains all the fun of the original but with lots of eye-boggling extras Anyone who has found Waldo before will want to find him all over again because he's in a new place in every scene. And now readers can also search for Woof, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard, Odlaw, and much more--all newly added to this special edition

The Spring House

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tomalin, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Isis, "The Garden House," Ruth Tomalin's previous novel, pictured life between the wars on a country estate in the Forest of Bere, through the eyes of a boy, Ralph, and his guardian, Aunt Lizard. In "The Spring House" we meet Ralph and Lizard early in . Living in a tiny cottage on the Sussex coast, Ralph and Lizard face the tragedies and challenges of wartime with other country dwellers. Poised again for Hitler's expected invasion, the land workers get on with their ancient crafts, and Ralph is soon caught up in their lives - and those of the wild creatures around him.

Studying the Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hawthorn, Jeremy, PUBLISHER: Hodder Education Publishers, How do literary critics distinguish between "story" and "plot," between a symbol and an image, or between "tone" and "mood"? How do we define "realism," "modernism," and "postmodernism"? What do narrative theorists mean by "frequency" and "distance"? In the revised, expanded and updated fifth edition of this standard introduction to the novel, these questions and many others are answered in a way that is readable and entertaining without being simplistic. A new section on cyberfiction has been included and fuller coverage of Postmodernism and the novella are given, as well as extra tips for writing essays and answering exam questions. Widely acclaimed for its erudite yet accessible explanations, Studying the Novel is an invaluable guide to the essential concepts and approaches for all students of the novel.

Lost Arts od the Ancient Goldsmiths:

Lost Arts od the Ancient Goldsmiths: Jewellery Manufactoring in the ancient Mediterranean World VII-I Century BC / Benaki Museum, Greece; Department of Antiquities, Cyprus; Museo Naz. d'Arte Orientale, Italy; National Museum of Archaeology, Malta; Sov. Beni Archeologici del Veneto, Italy; edited by Nathaniel Cutajar. - Malta; Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, p.: ill. color.; 30 cm. - Cat. mostra Malta, . - Euro 30 (cat. 49)

The Round Book: Rounds Kids Love to Sing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacDonald, Margaret Read / Jaeger, Winifred / Davis, Yvonne LeBrun, PUBLISHER: Linnet Books, The ultimate audience participation game, icebreaker, friend-maker, laugh-causer, and warmth-giver, the ancient art of round singing is ancient precisely because it is so pleasing to so many. From the ones everybody knows ("Sweetly Sings the Donkey") to campers' specials ("London's Burning") to several lovely old rounds from long ago and far away, the eighty rounds here range from the simple to the challenging, with clear notations for their best use.

Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennett, David, PUBLISHER: Walker & Company, In the eighth century B.C. the city-states of Greece were in a constant state of war, until King Iphitus stopped the bloodshed by reviving an ancient tradition -- an athletic contest to honor the gods. A truce was declared, so the warring groups could come together in peace to compete at the sacred grove at Olympia. Those games would survive for hundreds of years, becoming the inspiration for our modern Olympic Games. The site of Olympia will forever be revered as the birthplace of a great tradition that still unites the world in the spirit of peace and athletic competition. With spectacular illustrations, Olympia revisits those early games -- the holy rituals, the chariot racing and equestrian events, the ancient pentathlon, the wrestling, the boxing -- all the skills of war that readily developed into the challenge of sport. Dyan Blacklock and David Kennett bring to life the sights, sounds and excitement of this age-old, sacred tradition.

InuYasha Ani-Manga, Volume 14

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takahashi, Rumiko, PUBLISHER: Viz Media, Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.

The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gray, Affleck / McOwan, Rennie / Grey, Affleck, PUBLISHER: Birlinn Publishers, This is the strange story of Scotland's own Big Foot, a giant spectre which haunts one of its highest mountains. Many have seen footprints, heard noises, some have seen shapes or the creature itself. In his search for the truth, Gray ranges from Scotland's Cullins to the Himalayas to Arabia in search of the extraordinary truth about the big Grey Man.

The Human Presence: Ecological Spirituality and the Age of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregorios, Paulos Mar, PUBLISHER: Continuum, The Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan of New Delhi gathers together the wisdom of science and ancient and Contemporary spirituality to plea for social, environmental, and personal justice.

The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooks, Max / Roberson, Ibraim, PUBLISHER: Three Rivers Press (CA), Those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it. From the Stone Age to the information age, the undead have threatened to engulf the human race. They're coming. They're hungry. Don't wait for them to come to you This is the graphic novel the fans demanded: major zombie attacks from the dawn of humanity. On the African savannas, against the legions of ancient Rome, on the high seas with Francis Drake... every civilization has faced them. Here are the grisly and heroic stories-complete with eye-popping artwork that pulsates with the hideous faces of the undead. Organize before they rise Scripted by the world's leading zombie authority, Max Brooks, "Recorded Attacks" reveals how other eras and cultures have dealt with-and survived-the ancient viral plague. By immersing ourselves in past horror we may yet prevail over the coming outbreak in our time.

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Memory and Context for Language Interpretation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alshawi, Hiyan / Boguraev, Branimir / Bird, Steven, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book presents computational mechanisms for solving common language interpretation problems including many cases of reference resolution, word sense disambiguation, and the interpretation of relationships implicit in modifiers. The proposed memory and context mechanisms provide the means for representing and applying information about the semantic relationships between entities imposed by the cultural context. The effects of different 'context factors', derived from multiple sources, are combined for disambiguation and for limiting memory search; the factors having been created and manipulated gradually during discourse processing.

New Essays on My Antonia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, Sharon / Elliot, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, My Antonia is the Cather novel that is most often taught in high school and college courses, and the one that most readers try first when they approach Cather. It is at once her most autobiographical novel and her most aesthetically complex; it can be enjoyed both for its simple, pure prose and for its literary depth. The essays in this volume place the novel in the context of American literary history, African-American music, and Southern writing, and offer illuminating ways of reading Cather's best-known work.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herge, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, The classic graphic novel. Seven explorers return from an expedition in the Andes, where they unearthed the tomb of an Incan priest. One by one, they fall into a coma. Can Tintin figure out what is causing the mysterious illness?

Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yardley, Cathy, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Griffin, One of the hottest markets for new writers today, the women's fiction genre called Chick Lit is attracting new authors daily. In "Will Write for Shoes, "veteran Chick Lit and romance author Cathy Yardley draws upon years of teaching about commercial women's fiction to give aspiring novelists invaluable advice and step-by-step methods for writing and selling a successful Chick Lit novel. Features include: The history of Chick LitA blueprint for writing a Chick Lit novelNew trends in the genreTips and tools for breaking into the marketComplete with a directory of agents and publishers who acquire Chick Lit, sample submission materials, and online resources, this fun and comprehensive manual" "is a must-have for all women who want to write a Chick Lit novel.

The Dovekeepers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoffman, Alice, PUBLISHER: Scribner Book Company, "The Dovekeepers" is Alice Hoffman's most ambitious and mesmerizing novel: "striking....Hoffman grounds her expansive, intricately woven, and deepest new novel in biblical history, with a devotion and seriousness of purpose" ("Entertainment Weekly").Nearly years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman's novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets--about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love. "The Dovekeepers "is Alice Hoffman's masterpiece. Acquista Ora

Hotel World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Ali, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Limited (UK), Five women: four are alive, three are foreigners, two are sisters, one is dead ?they have all been in this hotel. Their hopes and disappointments roam freely through the hallways, sheltered by its walls as each crosses the path of the other without ever giving a thought to the sheer coincidence of their encounters. Hotel World invites us to join them for a night in their existence. In this novel, opposite worlds collide, resulting in the affirmation of love. Smith is also known for The Accidental named Novel of the Year by Britain's prestigious Whitbread Book Awards.

Replay to Ancient Days: The Second Collection of Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wayne Arthur, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, More from the author of "Rewind To Ancient Times." This second collection of stories is full of surprises. Part one uncovers an array of poetic curios from the early days, as well as some from recent years. All deliver a concise and imaginative tale. Part two sends the reader into the realm of twelve fascinating, suspenseful, and startling short stories. Discover the magic. Relive the excitement in "Replay To Ancient Days."

Kundalini Yoga

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pandit, M. P., PUBLISHER: Lotus Press (WI), The science of yoga includes many disciplines of power and realization. Of these, none is perhaps more famous than the Kundalini Yoga. The search for inner awakening and unfolding of hidden powers has brought man to the threshold of the last frontier: himself. This book expounds the science of consciousness, and quickly reviews the concepts of chakras, mantras, yoga, and awakening of the kundalini energy as the foundation of realization.

The Judgment of the Ancient Jewish Church Against the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pierre Allix, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: D'Aulaire, Ingri / D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin, PUBLISHER: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, "For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book...the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation."--"Horn Book." "The drawings...are excellent and excitingly evocative."--"The New York Times."

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